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Old English · adjective

æmenne

Normalised ǣmenne

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈæːˌmen.ne/
Syllables
ˈæː · ˌmen · ne (3 syllables)
Modern English
empty

Meaning

  1. empty (of people)

    Þā hē þǣr tō cōm, þā ne meahton hīe nānne mann on þām fæstenne ūtan ġesēon. Þā wundrode Alexander hwȳ hit swā ǣmenne wǣre.

    When he got there, they couldn't see anyone in the fortress from the outside. Then Alexander wondered why it was so empty.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Declension

Strong declension of æmenne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ǣmenneǣmennuǣmennoǣmenne
Accusative ǣmenneǣmenneǣmenne
Genitive ǣmennesǣmenreǣmennes
Dative ǣmennumǣmenreǣmennum
Instrumental ǣmenneǣmenreǣmenne
Plural
Nominative ǣmenneǣmennaǣmenneǣmennuǣmenno
Accusative ǣmenneǣmennaǣmenneǣmennuǣmenno
Genitive ǣmenraǣmenraǣmenra
Dative ǣmennumǣmennumǣmennum
Instrumental ǣmennumǣmennumǣmennum
Weak declension of æmenne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ǣmennaǣmenneǣmenne
Accusative ǣmennanǣmennanǣmenne
Genitive ǣmennanǣmennanǣmennan
Dative ǣmennanǣmennanǣmennan
Instrumental ǣmennanǣmennanǣmennan
Plural
Nominative ǣmennanǣmennanǣmennan
Accusative ǣmennanǣmennanǣmennan
Genitive ǣmenraǣmennenaǣmenraǣmennenaǣmenraǣmennena
Dative ǣmennumǣmennumǣmennum
Instrumental ǣmennumǣmennumǣmennum

All forms (10)

Etymology

ǣ- + -menne

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